Ratings win Ballater hotel award

Ballater’s Hilton Craigendarroch has been awarded with a Certificate of Excellence award by travel expert TripAdvisor.

The TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2012 is awarded to establishments which receive “consistent positive feedback from guests”.

Hilton Craigendarroch received continual 4 and 5 point ratings in reviews from guests with one reviewer saying: “The hotel, its facilities and location are first class in all aspects. Staff are extremely welcoming and will do all they can to make your stay a very memorable experience.” Whilst another wrote: “We loved every minute of our stay. Firstly the hotel location is absolutely stunning, we’d never visited this part of the country before, and we’ll definitely be going back. Staff were all extremely helpful and friendly, and the dinner was fantastic.”

Paul Leitch general manager at the Hilton Craigendarroch said: “It is great to know that our guests are continually satisfied with their stay at the hotel and are rating us highly. This is a reflection of the amount of hard work that is put in by the entire team at the hotel and I am delighted that they have received this accolade.”

“Hilton Craigendarroch is set in the spectacular Cairngorms National Park. The resort is great for kids, with children’s pool, play park, tennis courts, games room and Deeside Activity Park nearby, Lochnagar Wildlife Reserve and Balmoral Castle.”